Žiga Samar (born 26 January 2001) is a Slovenian professional

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player for

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of the Spanish

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, on loan from

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of the German

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(BBL) and the

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. He is a 1.97 m tall

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Professional career

Samar made his professional debut for Real Madrid B in the

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during the 2017–18 season. On 19 August 2019 Samar signed a four-year contract with Spanish team

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. For the 2019–20 season he was loaned to Zamora of the

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. On 22 July 2022 he signed with

of the

(BBL). On 5 August 2022 Samar joined fellow Bundesliga side

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on loan.

2023–24 season

On 5 October 2023, Samar made his EuroLeague debut, finishing the game against

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with 5 points (2/5 FG), 1 rebound, 3 assists, and 1 turnover in 16 minutes of play.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;",

, 14 , , 3 , , 12.4 , , .360 , , .400 , , .857 , , 1.4 , , 2.2 , , .8 , , , , 3.4 , , 2.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 14 , , 3 , , 12.4 , , .360 , , .400 , , .857 , , 1.4 , , 2.2 , , .8 , , , , 3.4 , , 2.5

EuroCup

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;",

, 19 , , 10 , , 25.7 , , .410 , , .309 , , .806 , , 2.8 , , 6.1 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 9.8 , , 11.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 19 , , 10 , , 25.7 , , .410 , , .309 , , .806 , , 2.8 , , 6.1 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 9.8 , , 11.1

Domestic leagues

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;", Zamora , , style="text-align:center;",

, , 25 , , 26.6 , , .415 , , .290 , , .708 , , 3.7 , , 3.8 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 34 , , 10.5 , , .441 , , .216 , , .750 , , 1.3 , , 1.8 , , .4 , , .0 , , 3.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 30 , , 20.7 , , .485 , , .471 , , .769 , , 2.7 , , 4.7 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 34 , , 24.0 , , .383 , , .250 , , .798 , , 3.0 , , 5.9 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 8.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 17 , , 16.2 , , .367 , , .292 , , .632 , , 1.7 , , 4.9 , , .6 , , .1 , , 3.7

References

External links

Eurobasket.com profile

REALGM profile

PROBALLERS profile
2001 births Living people Alba Berlin players Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players Hamburg Towers players Liga ACB players Point guards Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Germany Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Spain Slovenian men's basketball players Sportspeople from Jesenice, Jesenice 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players {{Slovenia-basketball-bio-stub